Matthew G : 85 books

We are in a new age of consciousness and understanding. This is not the first time this has happened and it won’t be the last. The shift in consciousness that saw the building of the pyramids around the world, the birth of religion, the industrial revolution, the information age, these are all examples...

The "Kentucky Tragedy" was early America's best known true crime story. In 1825, Jereboam O. Beauchamp assassinated Kentucky attorney general Solomon P. Sharp. The murder, trial, conviction, and execution of the killer, as well as the suicide of his wife, Anna Cooke Beauchamp -- fascinated Americans....

Fundamentally concerned with place, and our ability to understand human relationships with environment over time, Historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS) as a tool and a subject has direct bearing for the study of contemporary environmental issues and realities. To date, HGIS projects in...

Essays discuss the terminology, etymology, and history of key terms, offering a foundation for critical historical studies of games. Even as the field of game studies has flourished, critical historical studies of games have lagged behind other areas of research. Histories have generally been...

Writing in the digital age has been as messy as the inky rags in Gutenberg’s shop or the molten lead of a Linotype machine. Matthew Kirschenbaum examines how creative authorship came to coexist with the computer revolution. Who were the early adopters, and what made others anxious? Was word processing just a better typewriter, or something more?

The Maya of Mexico and Central America have performed ritual dances for more than two millennia. Dance is still an essential component of religious experience today, serving as a medium for communication with the supernatural. During the Late Classic period (AD 600-900), dance assumed additional importance...

Matthew George Easton (1823-1894) was a Scottish Presbyterian preacher and writer. His book Easton’s Bible Dictionary is an excellent source for Bible scholars. It was published, three years after his death, in 1897 by Thomas Nelson. It was originally published as Illustrated Bible Dictionary, but...

This book follows postwar Germany's leading philosopher and social thinker, Jürgen Habermas, through four decades of political and constitutional struggle over the shape of liberal democracy in Germany. Habermas's most influential theories - of the public sphere, communicative action, and modernity...

The ancient Maya city of Quirigua occupied a crossroads between Copan in the southeastern Maya highlands and the major centers of the Peten heartland. Though always a relatively small city, Quirigua stands out because of its public monuments, which were some of the greatest achievements of Classic Maya...

Successful Forex traders are now earning incredible amounts of money every day thanks to the high liquidity of the Forex market. Start making money with Forex today! This book contains proven steps and strategies on how you can start trading in the foreign exchange market. Successful Forex...

College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomerates.  The...

For three school years, from 2007 to 2010, about 200 high-needs New York City public schools participated in the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives. An independent analysis of test scores, surveys,...

Learn proven steps and strategies on how to trade in the stock market like a professional!   You can become a successful trader. All you need to start is a capital for trading, time to learn how to do it and the winning trading strategies. This book will help you with the third requirement. Trading...

If you're new to the stock market and want to learn the basics, this is the book for you! In this book, you will learn all the basics regarding the stock market and more, often going into depth to explain core concepts. After this read you will come to grasp these concepts and understand what...